5 arrested on suspicion of EBT fraud at L.A. and Torrance ATMs
Each defendant was in the U.S. illegally. They were charged with using unauthorized access devices and reportedly used cards ...
EBT card cloning in Kern County on the rise as Romanian gangs hit ATMs nationwide
EBT card cloning has been a major problem for years and more than $6.8 million in benefits were stolen 2024 alone in Kern ...
Los Angeles Daily News6d
5 arrested on suspicion of EBT fraud at L.A. and Torrance ATMs
During an operation Sunday, around 70 law enforcement officers monitored ATMs around Los ... used cards with stolen EBT account numbers and PINs to make cash withdrawals. The charge brings a ...
KERO-TV6d
Kern County residents face EBT fraud with funds drained from assistance accounts
Kern County residents report losing funds from EBT accounts due to skimming devices, prompting warnings and investigations.
Kern County sees charges in EBT scam cases involving two men
Two men have been charged in connection with electronic benefit transfer (EBT) scams in Kern County, authorities said. Alberto ...
Foreign nationals’ criminal scam targets low-income Southern California families
Five foreign nationals in the U.S. illegally were arrested in connection with a card skimming scam targeting lower income ...
5 foreign nationals arrested in alleged SoCal card skimming scheme
Five foreign nationals in the U.S. illegally were arrested in connection with an alleged card skimming operation targeting ...
DA issues warning about EBT card skimming
The Kern County District Attorney’s Office is issuing a warning to criminals involved in Electronic Benefit Transfer, or EBT, fraud, which has cost the county hundreds of thousands of dollars each ...
Santa Monica Daily Press5d
EBT fraud crackdown nets local arrest while targeting foreign nationals
Los Angeles County prosecutors have charged a 27-year-old man with stealing thousands of dollars in public assistance benefits, part of a broader crackdown that saw law enforcement arrest 11 foreign ...